Howick and Pakuranga Times : Howick and Pakuranga Times Monday September 15 2014

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Howick and Pakuranga Times, Monday, September 15, 2014 — 11
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By Chris harrowell
FAMILIES, food and fine weather
were three key features at Reverend
Dr Richard Waugh’s Blokes, Cars and
Bikes community event on Father’s Day.
Staged at his East City Wesleyan
Church in Burswood, the popular public
celebration drew a crowd of more than
100 people.
It’s held each year to recognise all good
fathers and encourage them in their vital
roles as members of households and the
community.
Among the visual displays on show
were working scale trains and mechani-
cal engines, vintage British, European
and North American motor vehicles and
motorbikes.
People were also able to tuck into a
free, sizzling barbecue and other tasty
refreshments.
Dr Waugh says he’s happy with the
public turnout and the show’s overall
success.
“The number of visitors we had is very
encouraging,” he told the Times.
“We got a good cultural cross section
of people of all ages.
“So many blokes have mechanical
skills, but don’t often have a chance
to publicly display their talents with
engines and motor vehicles.
“There’s some staggering creativity by
men out there.”
Something that attracted males of
all ages was Howickian John Burnett’s
hand-built working scale steam locomo-
tive, named Lil Lima.
It took him 23 years to complete and
was publicly displaying in Burswood for
the first time.
Representing the emergency serv-
ices on the day were Counties Manukau
Police senior sergeant David Laumatia
and St John Ambulance officer John
Moselen.
Mr Laumatia addressed the East City
Wesleyan Church congregation during a
worship service held as part of the pub-
lic celebration.
He shared some of the more colour-
ful stories from his law enforcement job
and spoke about the importance of fami-
lies to the community.
Mr Moselen, who works in clinical
development for St John Ambulance,
says many people asked him about the
organisation’s role.
“Children took the opportunity to
have a photo taken with me and I got
asked a lot about first aid courses, which
is always positive.”
Representing North American auto-
motive history at the Father’s Day fes-
tivities were a 1930 Ford Model A and a
1929 Pontiac Cabriolet cars.
They lined up on display near a strik-
ing white British 1913 Bentley limousine,
powered by a 6.25-litre V8 engine, a 1977
Aston Martin motor vehicle and a 1953
Jaguar XK120 sports car.
CLASSIC AUTOS: 1. Families made the most of the beautiful weather to enjoy a range of
displays at Reverend Dr Richard Waugh’s Blokes, Cars and Bikes Father’s Day community
event at his East City Wesleyan Church in Burswood; 2. Counties Manukau Police senior
sergeant David Laumatia, left, joined Dr Waugh in addressing the East City Wesleyan
Church congregation during the celebration; 3. St John Ambulance officer John Moselen
fielded questions from interested members of the public about the organisation’s role;
4. One of the oldest automotive attractions was a North American 1929 Pontiac car; 5.
Members of the Model and Experimental Engineers Club displayed more than a dozen of
their unique working engines and scale trains; 6. Among the two-wheeled displays was
a 1930 Mk1 KTT Velocette motorcycle owned by Burswood resident Malcolm Anderson.
Times photos Chris Harrowell
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